Sleepwalk: And Other Stories

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Summary: how does he know what he knows?
Review: this was easy enough to read in one sitting (for those of us lacking a lot of "free" time) but interesting and emotional enough to linger. i really truly loved it and was especially impressed by his ability to sooooo nail the feelings of some of his characters. i mean, they ARE his characters, his creation, so of course they are what he wants them to be, but outside of that fact, the characters in "sleepwalk" are very true to their situations. take a look at the story about dylan and donovan, the twin girls... this one most amazed me. as far as i know adrian tomine is not a twin and he is certainly not a high school girl yet the things dylan is feeling felt so genuine to me while i was reading. it was her speaking, not tomine. this is not exclusive to tomine, i know. of course writers create believable characters and of course these characters are often nothing like their creator, but tomine seems to go one further. he is able to create reality in only a few pages. realities that are maybe a little dark, or even outright depressing, but so human and so undoubtedly real.

Rating:
Summary: brilliant
Review: Tomine is an excellent artist and storyteller. Unfortunately his quiet stlye makes him easy to miss.